Rowhani set to become Iran's 7th president
Mid-ranking cleric Hassan Rowhani meets Iran's supreme leader on Saturday to be endorsed as the country's seventh president a day after making controversial comments about the Islamic republic's arch-foe Israel.
EU's Ashton heads to visit Morsi amid new Egypt protests
The EU's foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton headed to meet ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi early Tuesday as his supporters rallied anew in Cairo.
Dumped Australian PM Gillard says sexism 'glossed over'
Australia's first female leader Julia Gillard has spoken out against the "glossed over" sexism of her tenure, saying it would have ended political careers had it been about race.
Jubilant return home for exiled Cambodian opposition leader
Thousands of jubilant supporters welcomed Cambodia's newly pardoned opposition leader home from exile Friday as his party fights to end Prime Minister Hun Sen's nearly three decades in power.
Russia-US ties 'more important' than Snowden scandal: Putin
President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday said Moscow's relations with Washington outweighed the "squabbles" over a spying scandal revealed by US fugitive Edward Snowden, who has applied for asylum in Russia.
S. American leaders back asylum amid Snowden row
South American leaders defended their right to offer asylum, venting anger at claims of US spying in the region while intelligence leaker Edward Snowden's fate hangs in the balance.
Syria Baath leadership replaced, UN calls for Ramadan truce
Syria's ruling Baath party has replaced its top leadership in a surprise move, while UN head Ban Ki-Moon called on all parties in the war to observe a truce during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
Venezuelan leader offers Snowden 'humanitarian asylum'
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro offered to give "humanitarian asylum" to US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden, who is waiting in a Moscow airport for a nation to give him sanctuary.
China-Pakistan friendship 'sweeter than honey': Sharif
Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday told his Chinese counterpart Li Keqiang their countries' relationship was "sweeter than honey".
N. Korea blasts S. Korean leader's nuclear comments
North Korea Monday slammed South Korean President Park Geun-Hye for "hurting its dignity" with her call for denuclearisation and said its atomic weapons could never be a bargaining chip.
Presidents of Kazakhstan and Belarus to exchange visits in autumn
Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev is planning to visit Belarus in October, 2013 to take part in the session of the CIS Council of the Heads of States.
Chavez relatives rise in power, keeping myth alive
Relatives of Hugo Chavez have taken powerful posts since he died three months ago, helping keep the late Venezuelan leader's mythical image alive.
Fears grow of clashes between Morsi supporters, foes
"In Egypt, there is the Muslim Brotherhood on one side and the rest of Egyptians on the other," says Mahmud Badr, who founded a campaign for the resignation of Islamist President Mohamed Morsi.
French minister rounds on 'undemocratic' EU
A French minister has blamed the European Union for fuelling the recent resurgence of the far-right Front National (FN) in France by exerting too much pressure on democratically elected governments.
China outsmarted US in Snowden chess game: experts
China interceded to allow Edward Snowden's dramatic flight from Hong Kong, calculating that infuriating the United States for now was necessary to prevent deeper corrosion to their relationship.
Africa finally gets its turn with Obama visit
Barack Obama will visit Africa living a paradox: its blood runs in his veins, yet he has given the continent only passing notice as US president.
Germany-Turkey tensions flare over EU bid
Amid a sharp spike in tensions between Turkey and the EU, Berlin and Ankara summoned each other's ambassadors in tit-for-tat moves Friday as fresh obstacles to the Turkish bid to join the bloc emerged.
Cuba says talks with US on renewing mail 'fruitful'
Cuba described its dialogue with the United States on resuming postal service "fruitful" but warned there would likely be little progress if the US embargo on Cuba stays in place.
Assange marks one year holed up in London embassy
A year after seeking refuge at the Ecuadorian embassy in London, Julian Assange remains fearful of US "revenge" over the WikiLeaks disclosures.
N. Korea in fresh vow to build up nuclear deterrent
North Korea on Saturday made a fresh vow to build up its nuclear deterrent in the face of "threats of war" from the United States and a "policy of confrontation" from the South.